(123) Brunhild Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 31 July 1872 by C. H. F. Peters at Clinton.
Where Brunhild is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Brunhild is 2.99 au from the Sun and 3.39 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 123 |
| Provisional designation | A872 OB |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 45.2 km (#851 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.261 |
| Rotation period | 9.87 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.96 |
| Orbital period | 4.43 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.70 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.37 – 3.02 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.120 |
| Inclination | 6.41° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.39 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 31 July 1872
More named asteroids discovered by C. H. F. Peters
- (72) Feronia
- (75) Eurydike
- (77) Frigga
- (85) Io
- (88) Thisbe
- (92) Undina
- (98) Ianthe
- (102) Miriam
- (109) Felicitas
- (111) Ate
- (112) Iphigenia
- (114) Kassandra
← (122) Gerda · (124) Alkeste →